19 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS
About 19 Dark Lane
19 Dark Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £603,000 is 21.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 39.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £495,000 in February 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
19 Dark Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Jul 2021Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Loft conversion with flat roof dormer
- Agent
- CLW Design Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00965/CPL
- May 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Single storey front, side and rear extension
- Agent
- Ian Wright Associates Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/0194
What's in 19 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 19 Dark Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£603,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 15 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
21 February 2020Most recent
£495,000
+115.2%over 5 years21 November 2014
£230,000
+30.7%over 9 years25 July 2005
£176,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5BS: £420,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in B47 5BS
7 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS
Sold Aug 2023
£420,00011 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS
Sold Jun 2021
£435,00015 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS
Sold Apr 2021
£460,00023 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS
Sold Oct 2016
£302,00117 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS
Sold Feb 2013
£300,000
Everything we know about 19 Dark Lane, in one report
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Versus other Dark Lane homes
19 Dark Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,257
Street avg £2,982
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dark Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Coppice Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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